About Our Clinicians
Lloyd Larson
Adult Choral Clinician Lloyd Larson earned a B.A. from Anderson University of Anderson, Indiana in 1976 and a M.C.M. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary of Louisville, Kentucky in 1979. He has done additional graduate work at Southern Baptist Seminary, The Ohio State University, and Northern Baptist Seminary, Chicago, Illinois. Since 1982, Lloyd has been an active composer and arranger for several major publishing companies of church and school music. His compositions and arrangements include well over 1,500 published works—including choral anthems, numerous extended Christmas, Easter and non‑seasonal works, keyboard collections, vocal solo and duet collections, instrumental works for solo and ensembles, orchestrations, and handbell settings. The resulting notoriety has placed him in constant demand as a clinician throughout North America. It is Lloyd's work in his local church that continues to be the catalyst for much of his writing where he is actively involved in various roles of music leadership. Lloyd and his wife, Marci, live in Maple Grove, Minnesota. They have three children: Stephanie, married to Brandt; Philip, married to Kylee; and Jeff, married to Jacquelyn. They also have seven grandchildren: Addie, Eli, Izzy, Oliver, Dax, Ever, and Grace. |
James Wells
Youth Choral Clinician James Wells serves at Brentwood United Methodist Church near Nashville, Tennessee, where he oversees all the choral programs of the church. Brentwood is a large congregation and has over 600 choir participants yearly. He received his music training at MTSU and Belmont with undergraduate degrees in Music Ed. and Voice Performance and a Masters Degree in Music Education. Mr. Wells has spent the last 20 years in public school education and church music. He is the co-director of the Nashville Children's Choir at Belmont University along with his good friend and mentor, Dr. Madeline Bridges. In his public school teaching experiences, Mr. Wells taught general music, treble and youth choirs, percussion ensembles, and directed musical theater productions. Mr. Wells is a frequent guest director for festivals, mass choirs, and honor choirs around the southeast. James is married to his wife Amy and has two daughters, Emily and Molly. |
Kathryn Jurado
Handbell Clinician A musician with over 30 years of performance experience, 20 years of non-profit volunteer work, and lifelong church music ministry service, Kathryn Jurado has quickly gained prominence in the handbell community. Currently, she is Vice President and Event Coordinator, as well as one of the music directors of Magic of Bronze, the community handbell ensemble in the Orlando area, which was one of the featured choirs at the 2020 HMA National Seminar, and also finished a term as Associate Director of Suncoast Bronze Ringers, a community handbell ensemble based in the Tampa area. After serving a second 2-year term as Treasurer of Handbell Musicians of America, Area 4, Kathryn was nominated and elected to the Position of President-Elect of the national organization, Handbell Musicians of America. Kathryn most recently held the position as director of the Lake Magdalene Ringers at Lake Magdalene United Methodist Church in Tampa and is now serving at Hyde Park United Methodist Church. She is a Province Officer with Sigma Alpha Iota, International Music Fraternity, and has been an educator for over a decade with Hillsborough County Public Schools, the 7th largest school district in the nation. Kathryn had the privilege of being the clinician for Reaching for Bronze 2022 (now known as Crescendo), at Distinctly Bronze East alongside Brian Childers in New Bern, North Carolina. She was also one of the participants in HMA’s Conducting Masterclass under Dr. William Payn in 2021 and again in 2023. Recently Kathryn has rung at both Distinctly Bronze East and West events, has been selected for the National Seminar All-Star Choirs since 2018, and was honored to have been chosen for Virtuoso 2019, 2022, and 2024 with the Raleigh Ringers and Zenith 2023 and 2024 with Matthew Compton and Alex Guebert, both being auditioned bronze-level ringing events. Born in Puerto Rico, Kathryn started her music studies at a young age. By age 15, she was playing the oboe with The Florida Orchestra and began free-lancing in the Tampa Bay area. Some of these performances have been with Opera Tampa under the late Anton Coppola, the Venice Symphony, The Tampa Bay Symphony, The Villages Philharmonic, La La Land Live, as well as with musicians such as Ray Charles, the Irish Tenors, and pop superstars Hanson. Kathryn attended the University of South Florida and received a Bachelor of Music Studies degree with concentrations in education and performance. Wishing to continue to pursue her dreams of teaching at the collegiate level, Kathryn has completed the first year of a master’s degree, once again at the University of South Florida, in Music Performance with a graduate assistantship in the oboe studio. She is excited to be offering the first-ever Handbell Ensemble at the University of South Florida in the fall! Kathryn currently lives in Seffner, Florida with her son, Daniel, and her husband and fellow handbell ringer and director, William J. Murphy. |
Rev. Dr. Latricia Scriven
Worship Pastor Latricia loves God, loves creation, and loves laughter! Rev. Dr. Latricia Edwards Scriven is the senior pastor of Saint Paul’s UMC in Tallahassee, FL, where she has previously served as the Executive Director and Pastor of the IMPACT@FAMU Wesley Foundation/Campus Ministry at Florida A&M University, as Pastor of New Life UMC, and as an interim pastor at Good Samaritan UMC. Rev. Scriven absolutely loves being called to ministry! Latricia is passionate about becoming one with God, one with others, and one in ministry with all of creation. As an educator and leader, Dr. Scriven strives to create spaces that are authentic, energetic, interactive, thoughtful, and engaging. Pastor Latricia is the author of the children’s books, When Jesus Laughs, When Jesus Rests, When Jesus Weeps, When She Speaks, and Laughter Is My Superpower, and is a contributing author of Bloom (Vol. 1): Stories For Women to Nurture Your Growth and Water Your Soul. Latricia has an undergraduate degree in Mathematics, as well as Master’s and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University in Mathematics Education and Educational Administration, respectively. Dr. Scriven attended Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta, GA, where she earned a Master of Divinity degree with a concentration in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. She has held faculty positions at Wilberforce University in Ohio, Baton Rouge Community College, Southern University in Louisiana, Brenau University in Georgia, and Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. Latricia is married to her phenomenal partner, Dr. Darryl Scriven, and they have three wonderfully talented adult children, Destini, Faith, and Samuel Scriven. Latricia loves traveling the world, playing Uno and Sorry with her family, sharing life with her students and congregation, and laughing uncontrollably with friends. |
Rev. Bryant Manning
Youth Worship Pastor Bryant Manning is currently the Pastor and Executive Director at the Wesley Foundation at FSU & TCC in Tallahassee, FL. He holds a Bachelor of Music Performance degree from Florida Southern College as well as a Master of Divinity degree from Duke University and is a Provisional Elder in the United Methodist Church. Bryant is passionate about college students and young people seeking to further their relationship with Christ, as well as worship ministry, music ministry, and all techy things. He is married to his middle-school sweetheart, Allison, and together they have two beautiful red-headed daughters, Collins and Dylan. |